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orchido-
orchido- assumed combining form of Gr. ὄρχις (the etymological form being orchio-); usually taken as if repr. orchid; as in orchiˈdologist, one versed in orchidology; orchiˈdology, that branch of botany, or of horticulture, which deals with orchids; ˌorchidoˈmania, a craze for orchids; ˈorchidopexy ...
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anorchidism
anorchidism, n. Path. (æˈnɔːkɪdɪz(ə)m) [f. an- 10 + orchido- + -ism, after cryptorchidism s.v. crypto-, etc.] = *anorchism n.1918 Stedman Med. Dict. (ed. 5) 56/2 Anorchidism, absence or failure of descent of testicles. 1966 Wright & Symmers Systemic Path. I. xxvi. 811/1 Absence of both testes (anorc...
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orchiopexy
orchiopexy Surg. (ˈɔːkiːəpɛksɪ) [f. Gr. ὄρχι-ς testicle + -o + -pexy.] = orchidopexy s.v. orchido-.[1909 F. Torek in N.Y. Med. Jrnl. XC. 952/2, I had to present one of my cases of orcheopexy before this section of the Academy.] 1931 ― in Ann. Surg. XCIV. 97 My original spelling, orcheopexy, should t...
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-pexy
-pexy (pɛksɪ) terminal element repr. Gr. -πηξια, πῆξις a fixing or putting together (f. πηγνύναι to join or fix), used in the names of surgical operations for fixing organs in position; as hysteropexy (s.v. hystero-1), orchidopexy (s.v. orchido-).
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